Playwright and scriptwriter Ade Solanke is passionate about telling the dynamic stories of the African Diaspora. Her long and impressive list of accolades and accomplishments is incredibly inspiring....
I am thoroughly appreciating my age but, here's one of those moments where I wouldn't mind being 26 and under … London's Southbank Centre is looking for independent-minded young people...
Greetings from the East African coast and yet another beautiful example of Swahili-inspired interior design. I am writing to you from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (which, at 30 degrees Celsius, 94% humidi...
I was quite impressed to discover the Fresh Talent initiative run by UK chain of Italian restaurants, Zizzi. They commission graduate artists & designers to create bespoke art for their restauran...
I spotted a great home decor idea via Pinterest – using African baskets as wall art. Thinking of trying it out? Get the look with the help of online shop, Baskets of Africa. They have an amazing col...
Township is a not-for-profit social enterprise that partners with women-owned cooperatives to create accessories, clothing and home decor. Designs are inspired by the colours, textures, patterns, ing...
While recently visiting the Cotton: Global Threads exhibition, I saw more indigo in one place than I've ever noticed before. It inspired me to find out more about this seemingly African textile ...
A recent visit to the Cotton: Global Threads exhibition raised 2 issues that I thought were particularly relevant for the Afri-love context: the heritage of wax print and the problems with cotton (an...
Along with all the talking, there was music! On the Friday, Annie Lennox, Katy B, Jess Mills and Emelie Sandé got together for Equals Live – a night of music that steps up the call for equality. Here...
It's easy to be distracted from the fact that fashion is about creative expression the joy of dressing up. The industry – as represented in glossy magazines and billboards – often intimidates ra...
Style Pantry is the online domain of Folake Kuye Huntoon, a working mother of 3 "fashionably chasing [her] kids around." All about fashion and lifestyle, the site features interviews on ind...
I was asked to participate in a WOW Bites session during the Southbank Centre's 2012 Women of the World Festival. Bites are short talks, inspiring ideas, achievements, obsessions, stories, perfo...
I spent this past weekend at the Women of the World Festival at London's Southbank Centre and enjoyed the most satisfying two days I've had all year. I left a little knackered and overwhelm...
South Africa songstress, Lerato Molapo, better known as Lira, doesn't want to be boxed into being a particular kind of artist. She fuses funk, ragga, urban, traditional African sounds, kwaito, p...
Afritecture aims to celebrate the African influence on today's built environment. Africa's influence on modern art and music is well documented but African architecture is rarely considered...
Africa- and Diaspora-related events spanning Kenya, the UK and Switzerland. What's happening where you are this month? ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------...
The Southbank Centre's Women of the World Festival returns this month to coincide with International Women's Day on Thursday 8th March. Celebrating the formidable strength and inventiveness...
On my last birthday, I shared 29 things that I'd learned over my 29 years. As a forgetful person (i.e. a human being), I thought I'd expand on those lessons to remind myself of their value....
At one point in my primary school years, I belonged to the Intrepid Explorer's Club. Over the weekends we would go on hikes, climb mountains and essentially take advantage of the fact that we li...
These illustrations from Fashion Africa by Africa Fashion Guide founder, Jacqueline Shaw, have me wanting to see more! They were made by 'handmade' illustrator', Antonia Parker, wh...
Robyn Gordon (Pinterest user Robyn ArtPropelled) is a wood sculptor living in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Her self-proclaimed passion is art – when she's not making it herself, she's think...
I came across this beautiful house in Lamu, designed by Claudio Modola. Traditional Swahili plasterwork was replicated in the house and took local artisans two and a half years to finish! Most of the...
Not to bore you by stating it again but, I absolutely love visual bookmarking platform, Pinterest (and I swear they're not paying me to say so!). I love being able to easily organise all the bea...
I grow increasingly excited about this year – if I had to pick a word to describe what I'm concentrating on, it would be "creating". Sure that's my line of work anyway but the wor...
I love Fatoumata Diawara's Fatou album cover. The colours, the styling – everything working together. I also like the photo manipulation/embellishment in the flyer above (by Amankai Araya). Art ...
I love collage and I like the illustrations for The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by Elizabeth Zunon. You may have heard of the boy man in question, William Kamkwamba. Despite poverty and having to dro...
I'm loving the colours and patterns in the MaXhosa by Laduma knitwear collection by award-winning South African designer, Laduma Ngxokolo. Check out more on the MaXhosa website and on Facebook. ...
Manchester DJ collective, COMMUNITY, will be hosting internationally-renowned South African music producer and DJ, Black Coffee, this month. I cannot wait to dance the night away! Given my excitemen...
A short but exciting month, here are just a few Africa- and Diaspora-related events in Canada, Kenya, the UK and the US. What's happening where you are this month? ------------------------------ ...
As much as this blog has been a love letter to the continent I call home, it's also been an outlet for me to explore how to better (and better love) myself. Blogger Brigitte Lyons puts it so we...
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